radicalize
verb
rad·i·cal·ize
ˈra-di-kə-ˌlīz 
radicalized; radicalizing
: to make radical especially in politics
Examples of radicalize in a Sentence
The war has radicalized an entire generation of young people.
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But that book radicalized me so crazy.
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Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
And maybe the ones that are radicalized already or are going to be radicalized, may be influenced by these videos, and may commit an antisemitic attack or an attack on a Jewish site.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The libretto by Clare Fuyuko Bierman concerns three young men in a UCLA dorm room, two of whom are obsessed with a dark version of masculinity and are radicalizing each other.
—Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
On Saturday, two Pennsylvania teens who federal prosecutors said were radicalized by ISIS attempted to detonate IED’s at a protest led by right-wing provocateur Jake Lang outside Gracie Mansion.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
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Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
And maybe the ones that are radicalized already or are going to be radicalized, may be influenced by these videos, and may commit an antisemitic attack or an attack on a Jewish site.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The libretto by Clare Fuyuko Bierman concerns three young men in a UCLA dorm room, two of whom are obsessed with a dark version of masculinity and are radicalizing each other.
—Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
On Saturday, two Pennsylvania teens who federal prosecutors said were radicalized by ISIS attempted to detonate IED’s at a protest led by right-wing provocateur Jake Lang outside Gracie Mansion.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for radicalize
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“Radicalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicalize. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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